Fuels

Chatham/Tilbury contractor prosecuted for damaging pipeline
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Toronto, ON, January 23, 2019) – Following a Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) investigation, Chatham/Tilbury contractor, Mark...
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Belle River contractor prosecuted for damaging pipeline
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ( Toronto, ON, January 23, 2018 ) –
Following a Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) investigation, Belle River contractor, Sunrise...
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Please be aware that Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and Miles Industries Ltd. have issued a recall of natural gas and propane H5 Series Fireplace models 1100 and 1150 installed with certain 3 and 4-sided fireplace trim (model numbers 1135, 1140, 1145, 1149 or 1184).
Convective heat (heated air only) can escape from behind the fireplace trim and overheat.
For more information, please see this notice from Health Canada.

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From Consumer Reports: Navien has recalled 3,400 tankless water heaters and boilers because a kit used to convert them from running on natural gas to propane can cause them to produce excessive amounts of carbon monoxide, posing a risk of CO poisoning.
Called the invisible killer because you can’t see or smell it, CO is responsible for 400 deaths a year, according to the Centers for Disease Control. No incidents have been  associated with this recall.
Tankless,...
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Restaurant Owner fined $11,250
An investigation by the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) has resulted in fines for a Toronto restaurant owner who operated gas appliances the authority had deemed unsafe.
The Ontario Court of Justice has levied a fine of $9,000 against Mansoor Ismail, owner of Silver Spoon Catering, for violating safety regulations under the Technical Standards and Safety Act, 2000.   Mr. Ismail was found guilty of turning...
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